Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/¡Forward, Russia! (2nd nomination)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was keep moink 01:28, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

¡Forward, Russia!

Not notable, self publicity Mediawhizz 17:24, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

• Keep - Appologies. I created this page. I meant to come back and put a lot more work into it. However, i've been swamped at uni. I have abosolutly no affiliation with Forward Russia. I am a fan, and i saw that their name had been added to the 'Leeds' page, so i thought i'd help out and add an a page on the Band. I didn't realise that anyone would actually view the page!
• Comment This was listed incorrectly, I have fixed it to avoid confusion. --W.marsh 17:37, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - I do not believe it should be deleted however it should be re-written.

--Luke C 18:01, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

• Keep - they have had a UK Top 40 single, which was also NME single of the week. [1] The article does need a complete rewrite to take it out of the first-person, though. — sjorford (talk) 21:09, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
• keep per sjorford. Niffweed17, Destroyer of Chickens 21:41, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and rewrite Eivind 23:53, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, this seems like an advertisement, there are already over 132326382326 more bands that are listed in Wikipedia that have a much more richer history and past. A 2004 band isn't something that should be listed. Also, they don't seem to be well known anywhere, other than perhaps locally within the county. - XX55XX 23:45, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, but mark with {{cleanup-rewrite}}. If they've had a UK Top 40 single, then I would have to say they meet required standards. Stifle 01:35, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, this is self-publicity. The band have had some regional success, but are not worthy of this kind of article. The Top 40 single is an irrelevance. These days, the number 1 single sells as few as 20,000 copies - to get in the Top 40 isn't actually difficult. Mediawhizz 16:09, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, they are pretty well known, have had hit songs, are playing major festivals and also quite substantial venues. --Horses In The Sky 22:33, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, I think they are well known enough to merit listing.Fullerov 22:47, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
• KeepThey are a significant, ever-more popular band, central to one of the most vibrant scenes in the UK at the moment, and a major concern across the whole country. i honestly can't imagine why they shouldn't be on Wikipedia. i would suggest that anyone so desperate to have it removed must have personal illwill towards the band.Alcxxk
• Keep, They are popular enough to be listed.
• Keep, They have been widely covered in the media by numerous popular publications including q magazine and nme and drownedinsound. they are at the heart of the explosion of new music coming from leeds and are embarking on an nme tour aswell as major festivals.
• Keep, Mediawhizz appears to have a worrying lack of knowledge regarding current music trends.
• Keep, As has been mentioned, this page could benefit from extensive editing (removing the block quoting of reviews and bringing it in line with other entries for bands) but deleting the entry entirely is uncalled for. The band has a considerable and growing fanbase, and some unique artistic quirks which are worthy of attention. This page is very far from being the most frivolous or unnecessary on Wikipedia.

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.